Modular contracting is the practice of breaking up large, custom software procurements into a small constellation of smaller contracts. This resource outlines the factors required before an agency can do this.

Agencies can hire an agile software contractor to create a brief solicitation, written in an afternoon, using agile contract format. It can be done under existing procurement regulations and within contracting officers' ...

This is the first in a series of posts discussing some of the challenges of IT procurement in the public sector. Hopefully, an open discussion about the tradeoffs and benefits associated with different procurement approaches ...

This document renews NASCIO's call for IT acquisition reform and is a product of the NASCIO Roundtable on IT Procurement Innovation. The publication focuses on the role the private sector can play in the state IT acquisition ...

Discusses writing and reviewing contracts and certain things to look out for in different kinds of IT contracts

This Request for Proposal (RFP) issued by the Delaware Department of Technology and Information (DTI) is for the purpose of acquiring proposals from interested firms to provide physical and virtual data center colocation ...

Explores the use of agile software development to improve the state and federal RFP process

Since November 2015, 18F has worked with the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services and the State of California to strategically re-think large IT procurement. We brought a cross-functional team of designers, developers, ...

CHS seeks to establish a pre qualified vendor pool of up to 15 vendors that will provide the Agency with user-centered design and agile software development services.

This is a general RFP for the establishment of a qualified vendor pool for Agile Development Services.